... in a travel magazine months ago and in fact it exceeded my expectations:) We finished the day with a lush seafood dinner at Monterey's Fisherman's Wharf! Simon even pushed himself to try some Calamari and we all had a taster of a famous local Clam ...

This is Carmel by the Sea, site of the world-famous Pebble Beach Golf Club and Carmel Beach. Since Del Monte Beach in Monterey has no waves, we sometimes take the 20 minute bus ride over to Carmel to enjoy the scenery and the ...

... Irish Pub, it was time to head back to the airport to catch my connecting flight to San Fransisco.
And here i am (in Monterey) after two flights, BART, CalTrain, Amtrak bus, car ride from a friend. Phuhhhhh....too many transfers. It really makes you ...

... out to be a tumultous decade for me. I couldn't have asked for a better party than martini's with the big fish at Monterey Bay Aquarium. YOU should go next year. Anyway, while there, swimming as it was, with the fishes, I longed for ...

... and sunbathing. Sunbathing isnt something we will be doing here since it’s cold! I knew SF would be cold, but not Monterey too – I miss vegas heat! Eve though it was chilly we still sat on the beach for a while before heading home ...

... LA. We drove past a few beaches and along a couple of cliffs where we just caught sight of the sunset as we drove to Monterey to spend the night. The nearer we got to Monterey, the more the traffic built up, but luckily for us going in the opposite ...

... yet, along the coast and through mountains which looked oddly like the peak district, except for all the bear warning signs. Arrived in Monterey about ten minutes ago and are now looking forward to a night of not a lot as we are up oily in the morning to ...

Headed From Sunny San Fran to stay with American relatives of mine (Bill and Gail) in Monterey - a 4 hour bus journey south.
I have only ever met them twice so was a little nervous about staying with them for 3 days.
They were extremely ...

... to get at the food inside, they are really nice creatures , so playful. The town, Pacific cove (sort of a suburb of Monterey), is a bit weird , another steppford like place that seems to have loads of old people. Still we move on in the morning heading ...

... front and managed to get my nice a lovely top (suzanne you will love it, its pink!).
Our sleeping town for tonight is Monterey. From what we have seen so far it seems a lovely quite town, where every one raves about their aquarium, so thats ...

This was quite the adventure. In only 9 days, Rowena and I managed to see two premiere rain forests, zip-line through its canopies, kayak through its rivers, witness the birth of a mountain (Volcan Arenal), surf two beautiful beaches, and almost ...

Over 135,000 decended upon our neighbourhood to watch the GP at Laguna Seca. So we decided to meet as many as we could by going out drinking again and also to celebrate Joels 25th Birthday in which from the photos you will see he is starting to age. We ...

... to Monterey Bay, on the way we stopped off at the Mystery Spot, I will leave the pictures to explain it, in Monterey we walked to the Cannery Row, tomorrow we plan to travel back to the world famous aquarium.
Monterey Cannery Row
Monterey Aquarium
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... vineyards. the stops en route are a delight, pretty little towns, quiet and peaceful in comparison with the city.. The hotel in Monterey is right on the beach and our room overlooks the ocean. We are supplied with binoculars to watch the wild life, ...

... they were very polite...they just hired a twat for reception!
Anyway, after a short rest we had a long walk around Monterey which is a delightful colonial styled village, with its fisherman's wharf and old spanish houses, and spanish street names. Very ...

Pebble Beach!!! What more can I say. I have now played the two courses that I want to play in my lifetime, St. Andrews and Pebble Beach. There are others, some of which I can't get on since they're private but those are my top two public courses. It was ...

... i did, he was on the wrong side of the road) which distracted him! We did finally make it to our destination for the night, Monterey. It's on the bay and is known for it's fisherman's wharf. Before venturing out visiting the wharf I was in need of a drink ...

Home with the folks and my lil sister and found out that the kitchen is being redone. LOL So no Thanksgiving feast this year since there is no sink, the new stove is finally in but there are no countertops or dishwasher.
Oh well, we're going out ...

Hello all!
We spent most of the day at the Monterey Aquarium and what a wonderful one it is. We did go to the aquarium in the Academy of Sciences in San Francisco which is an incredible building, but to be sincere...the Monterey one is way much ...

... wonderful! We could have stayed there all day but the wind was quite cold coming off the ocean. We decided to head on up to Monterey. We went to fisherman's wharf in Monterey (not to be confused with the Fisherman's Wharf in San Fran). Kevin and I got a ...

... the bridge in beautiful weather we drove off, through the traffic, navigating our way through to Highway 1 towards Santa Cruz and Monterey. We enjoyed the lovely scenery on the way - a beautiful calm Pacific Ocean and beach after beach of gorgeous white ...

Just rolled on through here as well as Santa Cruz, shame really as it looked worth a stop for a couple of hours, but the tattoo had put us several hours behind and we really didn't want to be driving on PCH at night. For one thing we'd miss the views, ...

... , "Naive fool. She's rationalizing this like she rationalizes buying clothes at Ann Taylor. Of COURSE Africa is more dangerous than Monterey." Granted. But is God bound by our concept of time? Our need for money and food? Our physical constraints? Is he ...